QBL call comes to a head

After an overwhelming percentage of the basketball community voted to keep the Mountaineers in the QBL last week, the Toowoomba Basketball Association board now has the final say on the matter tonight.

The TBA board is meeting tonight and will take into account last Tuesday's community gathering where the sport's key stakeholders in the city voted 39-3 in favour of keeping the club in the QBL with the belief it would reduce costs.

The board will also take into account the recommendation of the Toowoomba Mountaineers sub-committee which met last night to discuss the issue.

'Neers future in QBL:
An emotional meeting to decide the future of the Toowoomba Mountaineers brought out about 50 key stakeholders.

While the recommendations from the Mountaineers sub-committee and basketball community will play a big part in the decision of TBA tonight, neither binds the board to a decision when it convenes to make a final call on the club's future.

Over the past week various options have been tabled by some key figures within the Mountaineers' set-up including moving to a new stadium and focusing on local players over imports to improve the city's available player base.

Should the TBA board decide to pull the Mountaineers out of the QBL next season, the club will instead play in the SBL and leave the top tier of state basketball for the first time in its 50 year history.